Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-04-15
W. b. TAYLOR AGAIN.

from my friend Genger's pen. If he
has failed to get the prohibition ques-
tion properly on my mind, he has not
failed to convince me that he likes his
bitters. I admire him for his honesty, |
but pity his judgment. He says, is it
wrong to sell anything which the law
gives you license to sell. Law is not |
always right nor is it always justice,
of course it is right to sustain our laws
and right to repeal them and make
better ones when the people demand
it, and this is our object now, and we
are latoring to induce the people to
think on this subject and reasen from
cause to effect remembering that "rea-
son is blossom Of the spirit and its
fragrance Is liberty and knowledge"
[ do not wish to convince anyone that
my views are correct, but urge them
to be true American citizens, be true to
themselves, work for humanity which
is the noblest work that man can do.
Presume you once believed that human
slavery was right because the law
sanctioned it, people preached it, proved
it by the Bible SO they thought, and
still it was a crime for all of that But
you have been compelled to see it
different and will see prohibition in a
correct light when the car of progress
runs over yon. Itaprears that money
AID your stomach prompts you to do
everything you do. Judging from your
epistle you are 50 worried about
saloon men loesing their money, [
firmly believe that all prohies would
be willing and ready to pay the saloon
keeper, breweryman and distiller every
cent that they will lose if the amend.
ment passes provided they will pay
for all wrongs that has been committed
through whisky. You say if people
commit crimes, punish them for it.
They have been trying that and have
come to The conclusion that it is barbar-
ianism instead of Americanism.
Some parents used to think it was
right to whip their children out of
reason but they are finding out that
there is better way. How much
better it would be to prevent crime
than to punish the offender after it
was committed, and much cheaper to
build school houses and other houses
of reform than to build jails, peniten-
tiarys and gibbets. Why was it that
the great Nazerene was crucifedl Be-
cause he gave them better laws, and
they like you, thought he wanted to
take away their liberties Thousands OF
men have lied because they dared to
do right and think for themselves
Yes, every age has had its reformers
and every age has had its martyrs
The great heart of the universe never
calculated that any two should SEE
alike, if we could it would destroy
our individuality, but when we al
arrive at universal truth, if such {
thing is possible, then there can be nc
difference in views But you complain
that l don't stick to the point, l know
it but you have failed to give any in
stance where whisky has ever bene
| fted mankind. The harrow case j
not satisfactory.
Friend Thiel sent bomb shell a
me but assure him that it has no
harmed me, but it looks strange tha
he should throw his influence aeains
tie amendment when he does no
drink intoxicants, use tobacco, drink
coffee or tea, that is # have been in
formed correctly. If he thought thes,
things could do him good he surely
would use them and if they do him NJ
good, how can he expect other people
to be benefited by their use. | feal
that he is viewing the question from q
prejudiced standpoint Because prohi
leader did not come up to his mora
standard he condemns principle. It
looks to me like very bad taste
to say the least of it, but some men
are too bashful to talk about men un
til they die, and there was no point in
it anyhow. It is governments OBJ
ject or should be to benefit everyone
''There is social sovereignty which is
just as obligatory as individual sover
eighty. Some accept the doctrine that
individual sovereignty covers and com
prehends all. That man is allowed
by nature to practice and carry out his
individual preferences and decisions at
his own cost, but the doctrine is but
half the story Of mans relation to So
ciety. 1t is logical and true but true
only just SO far as the half of anything
is true. Social sovereignty is larger and
grander, more perfect, just as the ocean
is larger and grander than the springs
on the mountain side" Individual.
must purify themselves before society
can be purified and really society is re
sponsible for all crimes and must point
out the remedy. History has shown us
that men in the decline of life have no